Statements (32)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:bus_route
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:the_route_from_the_Varangians_to_the_Greeks
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gptkbp:connects |
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkb:Scandinavia |
gptkbp:declinedAfter |
gptkb:Mongol_invasion_of_Rus
rise of alternative trade routes |
gptkbp:documentedIn |
gptkb:Primary_Chronicle
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
the Varangian Route
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gptkbp:mainRiver |
gptkb:Dnieper_River
gptkb:Volga_River |
gptkbp:majorCity |
gptkb:Constantinople
gptkb:Kiev gptkb:Novgorod |
gptkbp:period |
10th century
11th century 9th century |
gptkbp:significance |
facilitated cultural exchange between Scandinavia and Byzantium
enabled Viking expansion into Eastern Europe helped establish Kievan Rus |
gptkbp:tradedOn |
gptkb:silk
gptkb:sugar silver furs spices slaves wax |
gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:Varangians
gptkb:Rus gptkb:Slavs |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:route_from_the_Varangians_to_the_Greeks
gptkb:trade_route_from_the_Varangians_to_the_Greeks |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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